Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

News In a temporary rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) extended telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications for six months following the end of the public health emergency, through November 11.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

a cross-coverage situation), or where a practitioner is engaged in the “practice of telemedicine,” e.g. because the patient was physically located in a DEA-registered hospital, clinic, or physician’s office. 21 U.S.C. § 21 U.S.C. § 802(17).

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition, the Act establishes a new section of the Social Security Act to extend Acute Hospital Care At Home waivers and flexibilities, and appropriates $5 million for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to publish a report on the Acute Hospital Care At Home Initiative by 2024. [8]

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

Some definitions imply care is continuous within the same healthcare organization (or Organized Health Care Arrangement), while others extend the definition to multiple healthcare settings. An example of this is a patient’s journey from a physician’s office to a hospital, then to a care home, then to a home health service.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 19, 2021

One group that doesn’t fit the stereotypical substance abuse profile is health care workers, about 10% of whom are abusing drugs, according to figures from both the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the American Nurses Association (ANA). At work, of course.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The 4,155-page bill includes many healthcare provisions that will help hospitals and health systems provide better care for patients. This will help to ensure that telehealth and hospital-at-home programs can continue to provide convenient and accessible medical treatment for patients.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

In November 2022, OCR and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which sees both Part 2 and HIPAA changes to better align these regulations. Proposed Part 2 and HIPAA Changes in 2023.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

Starting in 2023, the Administration will promulgate regulations to implement the Act’s provisions and to issue reports to Congress as required by statute, including on telehealth utilization, the Acute Hospital Care At Home program, pandemic preparedness efforts, and clinical trials reform, among others.

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